20. Ahijah, a Levite, was in charge of the treasuries in God’s temple and the treasuries of the gifts dedicated to God.
21. ⌊There were also⌋ the descendants of Ladan, who was descended from Gershon. ⌊Those who served⌋ for Ladan, the descendant of Gershon, were the heads of Ladan’s families: Jehiel
22. ⌊and⌋ Jehiel’s sons Zetham and Joel. They were in charge of the treasuries in the Lord’s temple.
23. For the descendants of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel,
24. there was Shebuel, a descendant of Moses’ son Gershom. He was the highest-ranking official in charge of the treasuries.
25. From his relatives on Eliezer’s side of the family was Shelomith. (Eliezer’s son was Rehabiah; his grandson was Jeshaiah; his great-grandson was Joram. Joram’s son was Zichri; his grandson was Shelomith.)
26. He and his relatives were in charge of all the treasuries of the gifts dedicated to God that King David, the heads of families, the commanders of regiments and battalions, and the commanders of the army had donated.
27. (They had donated some of the loot taken in battle to support the Lord’s temple.)
28. Everything that Samuel the seer, Saul (son of Kish), Abner (son of Ner), and Joab (son of Zeruiah) had donated—everything that had been donated—was under the supervision of Shelomith and his relatives.
29. From Izhar’s descendants Chenaniah and his sons were assigned duties. They served as officials and judges outside ⌊the temple⌋ in Israel.
30. From Hebron’s descendants Hashabiah and his 1,700 skilled, male relatives were appointed to serve Israel west of the Jordan River. They did everything the Lord wanted them to do, and they served the king.
31. Jeriah was the head of Hebron’s descendants. In the fortieth year of David’s reign, the ancestry of Hebron’s descendants was researched family by family. Warriors from these families were found at Jazer in Gilead.
32. Jeriah’s relatives were 2,700 skilled men, who were heads of families. King David appointed them to be overseers in every matter involving God or the king for the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh.